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Title: Engraving and etching : a handbook for the use of students and print collectors
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Lippmann, Friedrich, 1839-1903 Lehrs, Max, 1855-1938 Hardie, Martin, 1875-1952
Subjects: Engraving -- History Etching -- History
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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the distinguished personages whowere attached to Louis XIVs court. The Kings portraitat different periods of his life was engraved by Edelinckno fewer than fourteen times, often on a very large-sizedplate. Robert Nanteuil (born at Rheims 1623, died at Paris1678) is the most noteworthy representative of that styleof portrait-engraving which may be distinguished as specifi-cally French. Originally a poor craftsman, he showed hisfirst signs of talent when he became an engraver of por-traits. He began by imitating Mellans broad style, butsoon forsook it to become an avowed follower of theRubens School. On this basis he built up his individualstyle, which is remarkable for its harmony, softness, andbrilliance of effect. Against a simply treated backgroundin an equally simple border his heads and half-lengthsstand out with distinction and repose. Van Dyck is herehis master. He devotes particular care to the costume,,which is duly subordinate but finely calculated to give ROBERT XANTEUIL 20;
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Fig. 95. Robert Nanteuil: Portrait of Nicolas Foucquct (details prominence to the head, on which the engraver concentrateshis entire skill. Nanteuil is a master in his treatment andhis modelling of flesh, which he expressed by a system ofdelicate lines running off to a sharp point. In most cases 206 ENGRAVING IN FRANCE Nanteuil engraved his own drawings, made from the life.His portraits (fig. 95) were considered absolutely true tonature by his contemporaries, and to us also they bear anaspect of convincing truth, if we overlook the strainingafter effect which is peculiar to the French art of the time.Nanteuil much more frequently engraved portraits of menthan of women ; those of Pomponius de Bellieyre, JeanLoret, and the Marquis of Castelnau, count among hismost important prints. In his attempt to engrave por-traits of life-size, or larger, he was unable to triumph overthe limits that the nature of engraving itself imposes ; yetin his life-size bust of Louis XIV he made his burin serv

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